Álvaro Morata has gone 515 days without a league goal, and his return to Leganés has not changed that. His last league strike came on 24 May 2025 for Galatasaray in a 2-0 win at Goztepe. Since joining Leganés, he has also seen a red card last weekend in the home defeat against Córdoba.
Leganés and the scale of the problem
The drought is not sitting in a calm part of the table. Leganés are 17th, three points above the relegation zone and seven behind sixth place. Morata has already made seven appearances for the club in the league, but the move has not produced the moment they needed from him.
That is a rough place for any striker to land, and Morata's case is made heavier by what has come before. A Bola reported that he has spoken openly about mental health struggles, including episodes of depression that affected his life and his availability on the pitch. The football issue is still the most visible one, though, because the league wait has become the story attached to every appearance.
The last goal and what has followed
A Bola said Morata was reinforced in the summer transfer window, but the relevant detail now is the gap itself. He has scored only once in all competitions since 24 May 2025, and that goal came on 27 January in the Italian Cup against Fiorentina. In league football, the wait stretches across his spell at Galatasaray and into his spell at Leganés.
He is still getting opportunities, but the return has not come. Leganés will keep carrying the burden of that drought until Morata breaks it, and the next league match will arrive with the same number hanging over him: 515 days since his last league goal.
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